Q: Is 248,994 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 248,994 is a composite number.

Why is 248,994 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 248,994 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 29 53 54 58 81 87 106 159 162 174 261 318 477 522 783 954 1,431 1,537 1,566 2,349 2,862 3,074 4,293 4,611 4,698 8,586 9,222 13,833 27,666 41,499 82,998 124,497 and 248,994, with no remainder.

Since 248,994 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,994, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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